Recruitment at Olam Agri

Olam Agri is a market-leading, differentiated food, feed, and fiber agri-business with a global origination footprint, processing capabilities, and deep understanding of market needs built over 33 years. With a strong presence in high-growth emerging markets and products across grains & oilseeds, animal feed & protein, rice, edible oils, specialty grains & seeds, cotton, wood products, rubber and commodity financial services.

Olam Agri is at the heart of global food and agri-trade flows with more than 40 million MT in volume traded annually. Focused on transforming food, feed and fiber for a more sustainable future, it aims at creating value for customers, enabling farming communities to prosper sustainably, and strive for a food-secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Shift Incharge Officer

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Responsible for efficient daily shift production activities to assure operations are optimized.
• The primary activities of this position include the operation of the Production process, prioritizing and assigning proactive and reactive maintenance, troubleshooting issues and maintaining quality product output.
• The role also includes activities like repairing, day planning, procuring needed production materials, controlling spare parts inventory for rolls, sifters, purifiers, and other milling equipment.
• This is a shift people management position and requires managing hands-on training for new and existing millers, ensuring best practice execution and performing work quality checks. A keen understanding of costs and a business acumen to ensure profitability is critical for the

Key Deliverables

• Lockout tag out
• Permit to work
• Reporting, recording and review
• Bi-Monthly safety audit compliance
• Workplace inspection and risk assessment
• Driving safety rules
• Full 100% compliance to agreed production targets and production specification
• Maintaining Team discipline in all its ramifications along the lines
• Regularly Train and retrain the Shift production team to ensure that lines are maintained in top condition

Operational Effectiveness:
Safety and Health:

• Support safety during Shift production operations
• Support safety culture during Shift production operations
• Ensure elimination of unsafe acts, conditions and near miss reporting (Safe Olam Reporting)
• Ensure strict compliance during shift toolbox talks
• Ensure strict PPE Compliance during Shift production operations
• Ensure compliance of 6 imperatives of safety.

Quality:

• Ensure agreed quality behaviours amongst the Shift production team
• Adherence to line settings during Shift
• Adherence to GMP during Shift
• Adherence to line clearance during Shift
• Ensure all the Shift processes are done right first time.

Cost Efficiency:

• Maintain Shift equipment effectiveness
• Deliver on Shift production target and product specification
• Ensure and encourage Autonomous Maintenance during Shift
• Maintain good rapport with Maintenance Team to achieve acceptable OEE.
• Track and ensure all milling activities such as grinding, extraction, etc that gives the best production during shift.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate clearly
• Good Interpersonal skills
• Objective/Goal-oriented mentality
• Computer skills e.g., MS Office, SAP
• Ability to work with data and present for decision making
• Commitment to team leadership
• Ability to learn and apply best practices
• Ability to organize and plan Team tasks
• Flexibility and responsiveness to business needs
• Ability to overcome obstacles and organizational skill necessary to complete assignments in a timely manner.
• Problem solving
• Hands on extraction process, wenger machine will be an added advantage

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Production Manager

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Ensuring compliance to manufacturing processes and procedures of the company with the objective of achieving key performance indicators in collaboration with all stakeholders by constantly developing, planning, and implementing operational excellence and training of plant personnel.

Key Deliverables
Production Planning & Execution:

• Planning to deliver the sales demand ensuring effective utilization of assets at optimum cost of operations
• Liaison with central and local procurement for effective planning of raw and packing materials ensuring availability as well as monitoring inventory norms
• Analyze breakdowns and put corrective measures to improve OEE
• Lead the AM Pillar team in WCM/Operational Excellence and support other pillars on production related requirements
• Control over warehouses for raw & packing materials and finished goods
• Ensure compliance to Safety and Food Safety requirements from manufacturing function
• Ensure adherence to all applicable regulatory and statutory requirements
• Review and monitor operating budgets.

Managing Talent:

• Develop and train the team to improve the effectiveness of implementation of best/ next practices in the area of work.
• Identify training needs of team members in order to enhance skills and develop/maintain a motivated team.
• Driving cost culture and value delivery
• Review requirements of production consumables and ensure availability
• Review cost of production consumables and ensure adherence to budgets.

Projects:

• Selection of Capacity, Capability, Appropriate Technology, Energy requirements etc for Opex and Capex Projects along with Engineering team as and when required
• Execute implementation of projects within timelines and cost with support of Engineering Team
• Assist in commissioning and start-up of new projects.
• Strategic Effectiveness.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a B.E / B.Tech in Mechanical/Electrical/Production Engineering from a reputed institute
• 10+ years of experience in FMCG companies of repute preferably bottling/aseptic dairy products with a minimum of 3 years of experience as Head of Manufacturing/Production department
• Experience of managing high speed PET bottling lines and Tetrapak lines
• A hands-on experience of implementing TPM or WCM/Operational Excellence is a must. Exposure to Lean or Six Sigma would be an added advantage.
• Experience of managing production function of a bottling plant, preferably aseptic dairy technology with Tetrapak and Sidel bottling lines
• Strong people management skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage complexity.
• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills
• Good negotiation skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Financial Controller

Location: Nigeria

Job Description
Key Performance Matrices:

• Actively participate in the preparation of the annual budgets, comparison of actual performance against the budget, identifying and analyzing variance devise and monitor the implementation of necessary actions.
• Driving Business performance through analytics on Portfolio management / Category
• Development Reporting of Financials.
• Responsible for successful M&A of new businesses, transfer pricing etc. developing accounting & financial policies, systems controls for new & existing businesses.
• Financial reporting – Timely MIS and Financials ensuring compliance of statutory date lines.
• Legal, Regulatory & Statutory Compliance – ensure compliance with statutory authority and audit requirements
• Smooth operation of the MIS and computerized accounting system and take necessary actions for systems upgrading to cope with the changing requirements.
• Development and setting in place of an effective management accounting function within the organization, in order to provide leadership to organizational improvement initiatives.
• Identify and assess the relevant techniques to be adopted and supervise and guide the management accounting towards implementation.
• Efficient management of the treasury function including projection of future cash flows, arranging adequate funds to meet day to day requirements and ensure that the disbursements are within the approved operational cash flows. This includes liaising with banks, monitoring of daily cash balances and submission of cash flow statements.
• To initiate, review, assess and implement programs to continuously improve the productivity of all processes and systems within the organization and to advise and guide the operational managers in carrying out workflow analysis and other techniques for systems improvement and cost management.
• Prepare and present financial reports, forecasts, and analysis to support decision-making at Board and JV meetings. Offer insights into financial performance, business opportunities, and risk assessments to align with the organization’s goals and ensure seamless communication with stakeholders.

Key Deliverables

• Business Financial Insights: Demonstrates in-depth knowledge on financial/ management accounting principles to be able to accurately reflect the business performance. Develops business appropriate financial insights to be able to provide timely and accurate financial advise in response to business priorities and stakeholder expectations.
• Controls, Compliance & Assurance: Demonstrates ability to evaluate risks and business issues determining their impact on the management audit, developing and/or modifying audit procedures as required. Also, ensures compliance to legal and secretarial requirements as well as functioning within the norms of statutory audit regulations respective to country/ business.
• Reporting & Process Efficiencies: Demonstrates conceptual ability to ideate and implement robust systems and processes suited to business/ country. Also displays accuracy and efficiency in MIS reporting, budgeting, EOY forecasting by ensuring compliance to appropriate systems & processes.
• Business Partnering: Displays a combination of commercial, financial and analytical mindset that provides support central to overall business success. Demonstrates direct accountability –equal mandate with the business to support the rapid growth stepping up to new platforms

Requirements

• Chartered Accountant, ACCA with experience of 15 years, with minimum experience of 5 years as an FC or CFO managing end to end financials
• Key strengths would be team management, problem solving, decision making and value orientation
• Commercial Acumen to support businesses in their growth plans

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Planning Manager

Location: Nigeria

Role Summary

• Lead a professional Planning function across Caraway Nigeria Biscuits Confectionery and Snacks operations to maximise service levels to customers while optimizing stocks.
• Caraway is centered around West Africa and now has 7 Manufacturing Plants in Nigeria across 6 product categories – Tomato Paste, Seasonings, Instant Noodles, Biscuits, Beverages, and Sweets & Candies.
• The planning Manager Biscuits Confectionery and Snacks will have the responsibility for Material planning, Supply planning, coordination of the S&OP process, and will facilitate demand planning across the designated categories.

Key Deliverables

• Compliance to planning policies including inventory policy, and categorization of finished goods and raw and packaging material and align with the system integration.
• Manage stock levels within agreed policy levels for material and finished goods
• Facilitate the demand planning process for all the appropriate categories, focusing on eliminating bias and improving forecast accuracy.
• Production planning taking account of demand planning, supply chain policy, capacity limitations, and other production constraints
• Materials requirement Planning. Create and maintain the materials requirement plan. Establish material safety stock and reorder levels with accurate lead times. Implement stock plans to achieve stock targets on materials and finished goods.
• Master Production Scheduling
• Distribution requirement planning / replenishment
• Evaluate risks and opportunities creating contingencies and making decisions
• Capacity management planning
• Drive business planning, and in particular, the annual volume planning process which includes interfacing closely with sales, Marketing and finance to ensure timeous delivery.
• Support innovation teams in launching new products
• Develop and train the Demand planners and supply planners across all operations

Development Projects:

• Lead ERP projects, integration of SAP MRP.
• Establish MRP, MPS, and capacity planning processes and align with the system integration
• S&OP coordination by Planning Manager
• Complexity Management – regularly review SKU portfolio

Requirements
Education:

• B.Sc. in Engineering. (M.Sc. or MBA preferred)

Experience:

• Min 10 years of experience in supply chain in Leading Global Agri-Manufacturing / FMCG / consumer companies with positions covering Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Stock Management and Primary Distribution.
• Experience of Lean, Six Sigma and/or TPM strongly preferred.

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong analytical skills
• Knowledge of SAP or any ERP is required

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: SAP FICO Consultant 

Location: Nigeria

Profile Description

• Strong knowledge in basic accounting concepts.
• Quick understanding of business requirement and process design skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to analyze problems and provide clear recommendations
• Strong knowledge of SAP FICO module and needs to have clear understanding of various FICO process.
• Configure, test, support and implement SAP FICO solutions.

Requirements

• 6 to 8 years of SAP experience.
• Must have at least two full lifecycle SAP R/3 implementation experience and three or four roll out/support project experience is mandatory.
• Strong knowledge in Finance module and its sub modules.
• Strong knowledge in Product costing, Material ledger, actual costing and COPA
• Strong knowledge in business requirement gathering, BBP preparation, Initial stock upload process, Preparation of test Scripts/Case preparation, User manual preparation, Unit testing and Integration testing.
• Should have knowledge in preparing functional specifications for various developments.
• Experience and knowledge of key integration points with FI/CO modules [FI-MM/FI-SD / CO-PP/ FI-CO ]
• Candidate should have strong work experience in handling CO-PC/CO-ML$AC/COPA.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Area Sales Manager

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Job Summary

• We are looking for a dynamic go-getter to lead the sales efforts in the region. You must have an eye for detail, the ability to set and drive aggressive sales targets and a strong ability to build performance cultures within your team.
• The profile involves setting objectives to achieve the top and bottom-line results of the region as per the business plan within the defined budget.
• You will plan and drive the distribution and coverage objectives set for the year and develop and retain a high-performance oriented team.
• The incumbent would also be called to plan and execute sales promotional & market development activities and ensure that any new product launches and sales distribution objectives are met.

Key Deliverables
Strategic Effectiveness:

• Strong planning skills, building the regional sales plan as per the organizational distribution segment strategy.
• Building and driving the quarterly sales and revenue targets, ensuring regional sales objectives are achieved.
• A keen eye on performance, managing ground activities as per plans and objectives and taking remedial action in cases of deviations.

Operational Effectiveness:

• Be the centre of the action, control and guide sales and distribution activities within the region.
• You would have strong market connects, identify and report competitor activities within the region. Plan the necessary actions to counter them and to protect your market share.
• Build strong relationships with the distribution channel, co-ordinate for field requirements and support distributors.

Organizational Effectiveness:

• Be the people person, the one-point source of motivation and guidance for the diverse and often large local teams across country/region.
• Plan and execute product training, team development activities and build a robust performance culture within the team.

Requirements

• A flair for sales, numbers should be like second nature to you.
• Good knowledge of the region and its geography and demographics.
• MBA with 3 – 5 years of post-qualification industry experience.
• Prior experience in sales and distribution required.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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